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Samamidon
Folk / Experimental / Indie

"802 tour starts august 14"

Vermont/New York, New York
United States

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Last Login:  7/19/2008
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   Samamidon: General Info
Member Since5/4/2005
Band Websitesamamidon.com
Band Members802 tour
Nico Muhly, Thomas Bartlett aka Doveman, Sam Amidon, Nadia Sirota, Oren Bloedow... wohoo!!! starts August 14.

me...
plus,

european tour may '08 ensemble:
me on sing guitar banjo
Una Sveinbjarnardóttir on violin/mandolin
Sigríður Sunna Reynisdóttir on accordion
Rebekka Bryndís Björnsdóttir on bassoon/cello
Valgeir Sigurdsson on bass


chicken:thomas b.

often:shahzad.

all is well:nico muhly, valgeir, ben frost, eyvind kang, stefan amidon, aaron siegel.
Influencesbuster keaton, almeda riddle, chris whitley, dock boggs, bessie jones, vera hall, arthur doyle, mellville, tony millionaire, sam bartlett, black cherokee, brother blue, sachiko m, mike jones, the-dream, ray allen, sasha vujacic, hakeem olajuwon, richard hamilton, and all the great liturgical dancers and breakdancers of history
Sounds LikeBUY 'All Is Well' directly from the label. buy Now!
Also available through Amazon and most record shops, & digitally at other music and itunes

Record Labelbedroom community
Type of LabelIndie








   Upcoming Shows ( view all )
Aug 14 2008 8:00P
Triple Door - w/Doveman & Nico Muhly Seattle, Washington
Aug 15 2008 8:00P
Aladdin Theater - 802 Tour w/Sam Amidon, Doveman, Nico Muhly Portland, Oregon
Aug 16 2008 8:00P
Media Club - 802 Tour w/Sam, Doveman, Nico Vancouver, British Columbia
Aug 18 2008 8:00P
Swedish American Hall w/Sam, Doveman, Nico San Francisco, California
Aug 19 2008 8:00P
The Hotel Cafe w/Sam, Doveman, Nico Los Angeles, California
Aug 21 2008 8:00P
The Birchmere - w/Sam, Doveman, Nico Alexandria, Virginia
Aug 22 2008 8:00P
First Unitarian Church - Sam, Doveman, Nico Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Aug 23 2008 8:00P
LPR - Sam, Doveman, Nico New York, New York
Aug 24 2008 8:00P
Museum of Fine Arts - Sam, Doveman, Nico Boston, Massachusetts
Aug 26 2008 8:00P
La Sala Rossa - SamDovemanNico Montreal, Quebec
Aug 27 2008 8:00P
Danforth Music Hall- Sam, Doveman, Nico Toronto, Ontario
Aug 28 2008 8:00P
Lakeshore Theater Chicago, Illinois
Nov 16 2008 8:00P
Tanned Tin Festival - Spain Castellon

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   About Samamidon
buy 'all is well' digitally through other music

sam just released his second album of songs, "all is well," on the bedroom community label. it is a collaboration with composer nico muhly and producer-engineer valgeir sigurðsson, and was recorded in iceland throughout 2007. includes contributions from eyvind kang, aaron siegel, ben frost, stefan amidon, and a 9-piece brass/woodwinds/strings ensemble arranged by muhly.

"An album of fragile, spooky loveiness."
-Entertainment Weekly

"In an era of overheated Nick Drake comparisons, Amidon is eerily close to the real thing."
David Fricke, Rolling Stone (click the link for the full review)

"These songs inhabit their own world, closed off from the rest of humanity...Amidon doesn't just update the old world to the new, but finds the roots of the new world in the old."
-Pitchfork

“One of the best records of traditional Appalachian folk songs ever recorded, and that's probably damning it with faint praise.”
-Popmatters.com

"Nothing less than a goose-bump-manufacturing sonic piéce de résistance."
-CMJ New Music Monthly

"Amidon makes mistakes, lots of them..."
Grapevine (Reykjavik)

“Sky-scrapingly great ... All Is Well is viscerally stunning, comforting, upsetting, entrancing."
-Stylus

"A soaring and beautiful butterfly of an album, rich with tuneful wonder and epic song craft."
-Musique Machine


Interview with Sam Amidon from David Star on Vimeo.

here's a song:
from vermont originally, samamidon found some ancient sounds and some other sounds. samamidon sings some of the songs and leaves some of the other songs alone. samamidon is samuel tear and thomas b (aka doveman, plays with david byrne, yoko ono, miho hatori). "but this chicken proved falsehearted" is available on plug research in the US and birdwar in europe. .."http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?i=213784877&id=213783766&s=143441"> Samamidon - But This Chicken Proved Falsehearted

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david





Jul 17 2008 7:41 AM

Hi Samamimdon!!!

Your album is excellent...is all day in my mind!!

Amaaaaazing songs,realy!!

All the best!!

Greetings from Spain!!!
My R Dahl





Jul 16 2008 1:58 AM

Wonderful at Ljummen i gräset Sam. Come back and we'll dance some hambo for you (but if you really like trad swedish music you'll have to go north, stockholmers don't know anything).

Thanks, the My R Dahl-collective.
Seth





Jul 15 2008 3:11 PM

you know what cousin? your missing a spot on your tour calendar and thats tucson AZ yeah you know where i live. i want to see you play here someday soon.
tannhäuser





Jul 15 2008 5:50 AM

Thanks for the add...
Cheers from Spain!!
Da Ole Man





Jul 10 2008 1:35 PM

Sometimes I Can’t Believe My Space. I Have In Front Of Me, At My Disposal, A Never Ending Concert Of Great Music From All Over The World.. I Love It ! ! ! ! ! I Try To Listen To All Of It But I Can’t. I Do Listen To A Little Of All My Friends. Your Music Is Wonderful. Be Bop, Hip Hop, Country , Rock & Pop. I Have Lived It All. Music Is My Life. I Love Your Music ! ! ! ! Thank You For Being You & For Being My Friend.
qubed





Jul 10 2008 12:15 PM

hey! thanks for the add -
your music sounds absolutly free...it's a beautiful feeling to listen to -
norma
Tvärvägen





Jul 10 2008 7:59 AM

Your songs are so beautiful, I'm really looking forward to the Ljummen i gräset concert tomorrow!

/Henrik
Cool As Folk





Jul 3 2008 6:21 PM

Hey Sam you got played on the Cool As Folk show in Davis, CA last week. Follow the link to view the playlist and hear the archive.
http://kdvs. org/shows/view/show_id/407/date/2008-07-04/
Sam Bartlett


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Jul 2 2008 8:13 PM

Sam! it is clear that we need to fight. Soon. I don't want to give anything away, but I'm thinking the best thing will be to drop out of a tree near you when you LEAST expect it.
XXX
Matt & Shannon Heaton





Jul 2 2008 12:46 PM

the ladies love cool Samamidon
Erman





Jun 29 2008 7:43 PM

Hi Samamidon, I like your sound!
L. T. Fisk





Jun 26 2008 7:32 AM

You are amazing! I can..t stop listen to the songs...I..m sorry...your deadpan voice the instrumentation. I..dont know how I can make you see that this is da shit - as we say in WiggerSweden - it really is. Thank you...dude...
Trixie Whitley





Jun 25 2008 6:22 PM

Hey Sam, just wanted to say I got your record from Dougie & am so grateful for that- it reaches my soul so sincerely, just can't get enough of it
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Jun 23 2008 5:02 PM

that is an astonshing dream!
last night, my family was having a family meeting in this house in the canyons! i went out to go pee and as i was walking back in! there was a huge wolf looking through the crack of the door! it saw me and ran off and became a deer! i ran inside and told my family frantically! the lights turned off! and they didn't believe me! then there it was! looking at us through the window! it turned into a cougar! and then to a old man! and it varied back and forth! it was trying to come in! but his hands were paws! my family screamed! i woke up with my heart pounding! i woke up scared! crazy things dreams do! it took me awhile to fall back asleep! i hope i don't get mauled by a cougar when i go hiking this evening:(
The Juno Axiom





Jun 23 2008 10:18 AM

Thanks for your support! I've put up two new tracks...Orion and The White Plum...hope you enjoy them!

Namaste
Turntable Films





Jun 23 2008 1:21 AM

Hello from jp
Thanks for the add!!
great voices and songs!!
Keep it up!!
peace
MUSICLETTER





Jun 22 2008 2:05 AM

Branches





Jun 21 2008 2:00 PM

..Hey Sam! Thanks for coming all the way to Grand Rapids! I hope your Yesterdogs helped you stay awake for the long journey to New England! How was the trip?

More pictures can be found in my "band work" folder.
Closer





Jun 20 2008 1:07 AM

thanks for the add, samamidon!
great music here, have a nice week end.
Closer.
Arno Is Input Selector





Jun 19 2008 8:38 AM

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Comment my blog !
Munchen





Jun 15 2008 3:39 PM



münchen live 2008
go to myspace. com/falamongue
LΞON





Jun 14 2008 8:01 PM

sah-weet.
seattle date!
MUSICLETTER





Jun 12 2008 11:12 PM

Hi Sam
I hope to see you in Italy in the winter.
luca
www. myspace. com/myspaceisluka
Debutant





Jun 12 2008 3:21 AM

Come on over to Scotland please?

x
DJ PETE BUTTA





Jun 11 2008 2:38 PM

whats up buddy i heard you were in the times this week - let me know how your doing - im living in manhattan for the summer!
richie stearns





Jun 10 2008 8:10 PM

soundin" mighty good mista sam, hope we cross paths soon, richie
edsuit





Jun 10 2008 6:30 AM

I saw you play at Urban Explorers in Dordrecht, it was one of the best shows I've seen in a while!
Yeni


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Jun 10 2008 2:07 AM

Hey Samamidon!

Thanks for a fantastic show at Debaser in Malmö the other weekend. I really enjoyed it!
Here are some photos from that night.

http://www. festivalphoto. net/swe/index. php?curPage=12&concertID=2525

Jenny/Festivalphoto. net
Will Huff





Jun 6 2008 11:40 PM

god damn it, i love your music.
Clara Kindle





Jun 6 2008 10:05 AM

come back to brighton (uk) we need you xx
Hiyodorigoe





Jun 4 2008 7:25 PM

thanks for the add im loving the new album
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Jun 4 2008 6:32 PM

i had a dream about you...
there was some contest going on...
where we had to chase you in the desert! we had to chase you and try to hit you with honeydew melons! everyone got tired of chasning you! so there i was...the last one standing! so i throw my melon at you and miss you! you had a half of a honeydew melon and one cantaloupe! you threw it at me and missed me! and tried with the cantaloupe and missed me again! i had one more honeydew left! you ran up a hill and i was at the bottom! for some reason! you said ,"you got me" you gracefully jumped off! smashing facefirst into the dusty ground! you screeched, "my crowns! my teeth!!!" they had busted out! i walked up to you and smashed the honeydew on yer head! you got pissed~ and yelled! "you loser!!!" i laughed and said, "yer the one who lost!"and i walked off only to wake up! anywaze! that's it! I LOVE yer tunes! i listen to yer stuff everyday!
life’s bathroom





Jun 4 2008 1:45 PM

thanks.
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